The Spirit of Islam

The largest member of people in the world are Muslims and the faith in Islam has stood the test of times. This book dwells on the corner stone on which the edifice of Islam sets. These lines, untranslatable in their beauty, do not in the least exaggerate the gentleness of disposition, the nobility of character, of the man whose life, career, and teachings we propose to describe in the following pages. At the dawn of the seventh century of the Christian era, in the streets of Mecca might often be seen a quiet thoughtful man, past the Meridian of life, his Arab mantle thrown across his shoulders, his tailasan drawn low over his face, sometimes gently sauntering, sometimes hurrying along, heedless of the passers-by, heedless of the gay scenes around him, deeply absorbed in his own thoughts-yet withal never forgetful to return the salutation of the lowliest, or to speak a kindly word to the children who loved to throng around him. This is al-Amin, "the Trusty," He has so honourably and industriously walked through life, that he has won for himself from his compatriots the noble designation of the true and trusty.